Wisconsin Gov. Evers finally appoints new DNR secretary after yearlong search

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has finally picked a new leader for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The governor announced Monday that he has appointed Karen Hyun as the agency's secretary. Hyun has worked as chief of staff of the National Oceanic and...

Community remembers teacher killed in Wisconsin school shooting as Christian with Southern roots

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Family and friends said their final farewells Monday to a substitute teacher killed in a shooting at a private religious school in Wisconsin last week, describing her as a devout Christian with Southern roots who made copious notes in her personal Bible and planned to take...

Winters' double-double leads Wisconsin to a 76-53 win over Detroit Mercy

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nolan Winter posted a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds and Wisconsin rolled to a 76-53 win over Detroit Mercy to close out its nonconference schedule on Sunday. The Badgers (10-3) will be idle over the holidays before returning to the Big Ten...

After shooting, Wisconsin school and church lean into Christmas message for comfort

For Christians around the world, Christmas is the joyful celebration of the birth of Jesus. To affirm their beliefs — that God is present and hasn’t abandoned them — the faith community at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, is embracing its holiday traditions just days...

14-year-old killed in Wisconsin school shooting shared gifts of music and art with many, friends say

Rubi Patricia Vergara was a talented young teenager who often handcrafted gifts for others and shared her musical talents with many, family friends recounted at funeral services held Saturday morning. Vergara, 14, was a student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison,...

Official says Wisconsin shooter was new student at Christian school where her victims had deep ties

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin 15-year-old who shot and killed a teacher and a fellow student Monday was only in her first semester at the school but seemed to be settling in, a school official said Thursday as families of the victims remembered them as people of faith who had deep...

The Latest: Madison police hold news conference on Wisconsin school shooting

Two people were killed and others were injured Monday in a shooting at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin. Police said a student who opened fire, identified as a 15-year-old girl, was also dead. The girl also wounded six others in the shooting at Abundant Life Christian...

The Latest: Teacher and a student killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A teenage student opened fire at the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin on Monday, killing a teacher and another teenage student in the final week before Christmas break. The shooter also died, police said. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes did...

Madison police now say 3 dead, not 5, in shooting at a private, Christian school in Wisconsin

Multiple injuries reported in a shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, police say